TOQUERVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH

Toquerville is named after Chief Toquer, an early Paiute
chief. The town is located about thirty miles south of Cedar City along Ash
Creek. The town is located at an elevation of 3,394 feet. The area
has good water available from springs about a mile above town. The water
from the springs is used for culinary and irrigation and is one reason why
Toquerville has long been known for its fruit, grapes, alfalfa, and other
agricultural pursuits. Toquerville was one of the earliest settlements
in Washington County.
Toquerville was first settled in the spring of 1858 when
several families built log cabins near Chief Toquer's Paiute village along
Ash Creek. In 1859 nineteen families were living in Toquerville and by 1864
the community had grown to forty-one families. According to the 2000 census
the town today has a population of about 900 including descendants of the
early town pioneers as well as many new residents.

If you have histories of the Toquerville pioneers (on a website or that you
would like to have published on the web), other genealogy help for this town,
or know of related links please let me know.
--Cindy Alldredge